Interpretive Summary: In this research, we discovered that euphorbia oil (EO), a natural epoxy oil, could be converted into useful biodegradable polymers in liquid carbon dioxide (CO2). CO2 is inexpensive, readily available and nonflammable. CO2 is also an environmentally friendly processing and reaction medium with no toxic residue in the final product.
Using “green” reaction media to make plant oil based polymers is a very attractive area. The polymers prepared by this method will be converted into surfactants for household, personal and health care applications.